Russ makes very valid points with one exception. When other stations are on the same frequency the convention is to append the suffix as Russ says EXCEPT you...
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Jim kennedy
w6ouu
Jan 27, 2010 9:23 pm
Thanks Russ for your comments on shorthand messages and using tags. I'm glad you posted those comments. Always use tags when working someone on the calling...
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K. D. Sarchet
wy5r
Jan 27, 2010 9:33 pm
I do agree with the information you both give as it applies to weak signal modes on VHF. However, my comments were concerning JT65A on the HF bands. From the...
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Russ K2TXB
k2txb
Jan 27, 2010 9:54 pm
Well Barry, if that is really the convention then the convention is wrong. Presume that you called CQ and received two answers. You are trying to work one of...
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Barry Garratt
ve3cdx_w7
Jan 27, 2010 9:57 pm
I guess I'm confused then KD because you specifically mention short hands with respect to FSK441 and not JT65A. The JT65A protocol has no provision for them...
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david vari
david_vari
Jan 27, 2010 10:12 pm
Just where on HF is wsjt being used? certin freqs? Â de dave-n2rhl ... From: Barry Garratt <bgarratt@...> Subject: RE: [wsjtgroup] Working WSJT on...
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Russ K2TXB
k2txb
Jan 27, 2010 10:13 pm
KD, I did realize that you were talking about HF work. I don't know anyone who uses FSK441 on HF, but that was the subject of your original message. But JT65...
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Barry Garratt
ve3cdx_w7
Jan 27, 2010 10:15 pm
Okay Russ let's say as you point out I'm calling CQ and W6OUU answers me and KS7S also answers me. I send W6OUU 26 KS7DX 2626. I then receive DX R-26 and reply...
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Russ K2TXB
k2txb
Jan 27, 2010 10:18 pm
Dave, check out this link for that info: <http://hflink.com/jt65/> http://hflink.com/jt65/ 73, Russ K2TXB ________________________________ From:...
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Dave Clouser
nz3m_dave
Jan 27, 2010 10:19 pm
Guys, When using JT65 on HF, you can double right click the other stations callsign with your mouse. This sets the messages to HF format. This is true with...
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Barry Garratt
ve3cdx_w7
Jan 27, 2010 10:19 pm
Hi Dave, You'll find most activity around 3576, 7076, and 14076 most days. All USB by the way. Have fun! Barry KS7DX _____ From: wsjtgroup@yahoogroups.com...
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Barry Garratt
ve3cdx_w7
Jan 27, 2010 10:31 pm
I guess I'm missing something with JT65A on HF Russ. No one that I have ever seen uses the UP/DOWN method on HF. That is normally used on VHF only. And when...
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Russ K2TXB
k2txb
Jan 27, 2010 10:34 pm
... and ... and reply ... I respond ... RRR being ... for? ... very confusing ... actually working whom? Barry, the thing is that you have already exchanged...
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Russ K2TXB
k2txb
Jan 27, 2010 10:41 pm
Probably you are right Barry, and I do know no one uses the up/down method on HF. But the day will come when it may very well be needed. Not too soon to...
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Barry Garratt
ve3cdx_w7
Jan 27, 2010 11:00 pm
No not really Russ. Quite often and especially during a contest or Es opening with JT6M I will work more than one station at a time. Under those conditions how...
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Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
vanalstb
Jan 28, 2010 12:57 am
Russ, I'd like to pursue this a little further. You wrote, "Years ago we spent a lot of time discussing this and the above is what was agreed to at the time....
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K. D. Sarchet
wy5r
Jan 28, 2010 1:00 am
Russ, I have to apologize for the statement I made regarding shorthand messages. It sounded like I was making a general statement about FSK441, and that wasn't...
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Joe Taylor
k1jt
Jan 28, 2010 1:45 pm
Thanks to Nobuyuki Oba, JA7UDE, a Japanese translation of the WSPR 2.0 User's Guide is now available. A link has been placed on the WSJT/WSPR web site: ...
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Randy Tipton
randy_tipton
Jan 28, 2010 3:38 pm
Russ is right that the method was changed from the original format. At the time, few random contacts were being made and fewer on the call frequency. During...
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Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
vanalstb
Jan 28, 2010 7:36 pm
Excellent list of common mistakes! And after more than five years, they are STILL common! LOL One of them, though, bears further scrutiny, and perhaps Joe...
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Joe Taylor
k1jt
Jan 28, 2010 7:57 pm
Hi Bill, Tip, and all, ... The FSK441 decoder always selects the "best" of many possible outcomes for the decoded message. By reducing the tolerance parameter...
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Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
vanalstb
Jan 28, 2010 8:23 pm
Thank you Joe! I appreciate the explanation of what is going on in there. Bill W5WVO From: Joe Taylor Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 12:56 PM To:...
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Chris_M
chris_m1023
Jan 29, 2010 3:39 pm
I am putting together a file that explains hoe to Build WSJT from the Program Developers Site using Subversion How do I upload this to the "Files" section ...
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kp4ed_1
Jan 29, 2010 7:19 pm
Hello Dear Group Members: Excuse my ignorance but I am a newbie and wish to clarify the following before I try my 1st 2m contact on FSK441: 1. I have read that...
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Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
vanalstb
Jan 30, 2010 1:29 am
The first 2010 WSJTGroup Sprint will be held on the LAST Saturday morning of the month, January 30th. THAT'S TOMORROW MORNING!! The rules will stay the same as...
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wsjtgroup@yahoogroups...
Jan 30, 2010 6:58 am
Reminder from: wsjtgroup Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wsjtgroup/cal "Saturday Random Hour" For local start times see info below: Saturday...
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wsjtgroup@yahoogroups...
Jan 31, 2010 8:57 am
Reminder from: wsjtgroup Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wsjtgroup/cal Meteor Showers February Sunday January 31, 2010 9:00 am - 10:00 am (This...
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Jim, KS7S
j_skjervem
Jan 31, 2010 5:22 pm
Thanks for the reports submitted for this time period! I was in Australia and New Zealand for most of January, so am just now catching up on my reporting...
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Russ K2TXB
k2txb
Jan 31, 2010 6:48 pm
Hi all. I used to be able to go to a web page and see current data from the NASA Forward Scatter Meteors site, that would show the current meteor count at...
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john flinn
w9se
Feb 1, 2010 4:41 am
Sounds like a new propagation mode. Could this explain the sometime mentioned lightning propagation? John W9SE ... From: NASA Science...
